Straight from the here’s-a-story-you-don’t-hear-every-day department: Niners running back Brandon Jacobs was one of the drivers among a group of about 30 luxury sports cars that received a police escort while traveling in speeds of more than 100 mph in a trip down the Garden State Parkway to Atlantic City last month. …

Shortly after writing this blog on Marvin Jones on Friday, I had a wide-ranging interview with CBS Sports draft analyst Rob Rang, who became most enthused when the conversation turned to a certain Pac-12 wide receiver. I thought Rang’s thoughts on Jones were worth passing along, so here goes .. …

Rows of Champagne flutes sat gleaming on cloth-covered tables, waiting in front of a posh party tent for several hundred people wearing costume construction-worker hard hats. As the groundbreaking ceremonies for the 49ers’ new $1.18 billion stadium in… …

In many ways, the NFL’s 2012 schedule appears favorable for the 49ers, who have a right-in-the-middle-of-the-season bye week and a stretch from Oct. 1 to Nov. 24 in which they will leave town just once. They will play one team coming off a bye week – t… …

One of the after-first-round possibilities is Cal wide receiver Marvin Jones, who told The Chronicle in a phone interview this week that’s he’s had pre-draft discussions with the 49ers. Jones said he “didn’t want to get into depth” about the nature of his contact with the team, but it’s apparently gone beyond the hi-how-are-you-doing stage. …

With red and gold confetti scattering in a Candlestick Lite wind and U2’s “Beautiful Day” playing over loudspeakers, the 49ers’ groundbreaking ceremony for their stadium in Santa Clara came to a close Thursday evening. …

When Jim Harbaugh first saw the NFL’s 2012 schedule, he said he immediately looked to see who the 49ers would play in Week 1. OK, perhaps that’s true. But you can be sure one of Harbaugh’s next moves was to see if, in his view, the league had stuck it to his team for the second straight year. …